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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Rambam Sanhedrin 4:13 claims that "Roshei galuyot bbavel bmkom melech hein omdim."</FONT> <FONT FACE="Courier New">It's certainly a fascinating assertion - what does bmkom mean?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New">For example, does he need to keep a sefer torah with him.....? Do we think it was duraita or halacha moshe misinai what to do after a melech had been chosen and then the position phased out by life around it? From whence did the power of premelech leadership(shoftim) flow?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Courier New">KT<BR>
Joel Rich</FONT>
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